Egg-tester.



J. D. SUITER.

EGG TESTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1911.

3 I all- Patented Feb. 11, 1913-.

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J. D. SUITER. EGG TESTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1911. 1,052,766. Patented Feb. 11, 1913;

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JOHN D.- S,UITER, or momma, mrss'oom.

EGG-TESTER.

S tatef of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Egg-Test- "ers, of which the following is a specification, reference b g had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to ,newyjand useful improvements in the art of preserving {and more particularly to an egg tester, and my object is to provide a device of this character which issimple in construction and thoroughly eflicient and useful in operation.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a housing; the inner walls of which are darkened, saidhousing being provided with light entrance openings therein, "arid/a further object resides in providing the hands of .the operator therein and also with a sight 'duct. A still further object of the invention re sides in 5 providing illuminating means .adapted for attachment to the housing im- Iodiat'ely adjacent the light entrance openi": therein. ill another object of the invention resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will" positively accomplish the results for which the same is designed. I

With and other objects in view, my invention,.consistsin'the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and inore particularly pointed outin the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a parto'f this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation-of the device having a portion thereof broken away to disclose the position of the lamp. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same. through as seen on line 3--3, Fig. 2, and, 4 is a front elevation of the device. In carrying out my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in which similar referparts them; out the several views and in 'which 1 indicates"'a housing of any preterred size and design hav ing a top 2 hinged to the rear wall 3 ofithe housing by means Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section there- Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Application filed November 18; 1911-. Serial No. 661,023.

I of the' hinges 4, 'and the bottom of said housing is projected a slight distance beyond said rear wall, as shown at 5. The inner faces of the walls of said housing are entirely darkened in any preferred manner, while the rear wall 3 is provided with a pair of openings'6 to admit light within the housing, and the wall of the housing opposite'that having the openings 6 therein, is provided with a pair of enlarged openings 7 to admit of the hands of the operator being .entered within said housing to hold an egg therein. The top or closure. 2 for the housing is provided with a sight opening 8 which may be disposed in any'desired position thereon and it will be seen that by the operator passing his hands through the openings 7 and holding eggs within or immedlately adjacent the light openingsfi, sight may be had therethrough from't-he aforesaid opening 8. It will be appreciated that in order to effectively operate this device, a strong light must be entered through the light entrance openings 6 of the housing, and to this end, I provide an illuminating means which con= sists of a lamp 9 ,of any desired character, whatsoever, mounted in a casing 01'' the' like 10. This casing has one side thereof en? tirely open, which side is adapted to oppose the rear wall 3 of the housing 1 and the'side walls of said casing are provided with laterally extending flanges 11 which extend the full height ofthe casing and are adapted to be received in channels 12 on the housr ing, which channels are formed by the over;

lapping of the side walls-of the housing onthe rear wall 3 thereof. When properly engaged wit-h the channels of the housing, said casing is adapted to rest upon the extension 5 of the bottom of said housing, whereby it will be seen that said casing maybe readily carried with the housing from place to place, and said casing is provided adjacentits bottom with the supporting stripsjl3lfor the lamp 9 and also has mounted therein adjacent its upper end, a partition; 1%, through which extends the chimney of the lamp. Air openings lfi are also" provided adjacent the upper end of the.cas ing, and the rear wall of said casing is provided with a hinged door 16,.the inner wall of which is provided with a reflector 17, whereby it will be seen that. the light from thefilamp will be reflected through the openings 6 of the housing. In order to carry the device from place to place, the handle members or the like 18 are provided on the sides of the housing 1.

In operation, the lamp 9 is first positioned within the casing 10 and said casing is engaged with the housing 1 by the engagement of the flanges 1-1 of said casing within the channels 12, whereupon the lamp is illuminated, which will cause the rays of light to be reflected from the reflector 17 through the openings 6 in the housing. The

- operator, with eggs in his hands, then passes his arms throughv the entrance openings 7 and holds said eggs within or immediately adjacent thii. lightientrance openings 6 and by looking through the sight opening 8, he will be able to obtain a'sightthrough the eggs to determinethe condition thereof.

.From the feregoing, it will be seenthat I have provided an improved form of egg tester, which while simple in construction, is inexpensive to manufacture, and thoroughl eflicient in car-3mg out the objects for w ich it is design It will further vbe seen that I have provided means whereby the illuminating means ma \be readily carried with the main portion 0 the device, but which is readily detachable therefrom, whereby 'any other form of illuminating means may be attached,

when desired;

' While'I have particularly described and shown theelempnts which are most capable of servingthe functions set forth, it will be understood that various changes in form,

pr, )porti( )n and in the minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificingany of the pr nciples of the invention.

What I-claim is: Y

1.,An egg tester, comprising a housing, the inner walls'ofwhich are darkened and the bottom of whichis projected beyond the rear wall thereof: to" form an extension thereon, said rear wall being provided with a pair of light entrance open1ngs,.a hinged.

top for the hopsing having'a sight opening formed thereih, the front wall of said housing being also provided with a pair of en larged openings for the entrance of the hands therethrough, a casing adapted to rest on the extension of the bottom of said housing, interlocking means between said cesihg and rear wall of the housing to retqi said casing thereto, and illuminating meant within said casing adapted to project rays of light through the openings in the rear wall of the housing. j r

2. 'An egg. tester comprising a ;housin the .front \valLof which is provided wit hand entrance openings and the .side walls thereof bbing xtended to overlap the rear.

wall of the same and provide channels therebetween, said rear wall bcinggilso provided within said casing adapted to project rays of light through th'e openings in the rear wall of said housing. H

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

JOHNX'D. sense.

Witnesses:

BEN Govsn, T. A. Corsnnavan, 

